One Mad Bid for FreedomA Widly Hilarious Yet Ultimately Poignant Novel By Sri Lanka`S Finest Living English Language Novelist. |
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Page 96
... Callay always sounded weighty and ponderous and he agreed with anything Callay said . Though much of what was said was nonsense , some great ideas did emerge in those times about snails , slugs , clams , mussels , oysters , octopuses ...
... Callay always sounded weighty and ponderous and he agreed with anything Callay said . Though much of what was said was nonsense , some great ideas did emerge in those times about snails , slugs , clams , mussels , oysters , octopuses ...
Page 115
... Callay , rising slowly . ' Yes , what is it ? ' said Mikhail in a no - nonsense voice . ' Before we decide on a liquor licence , ' said Callay , ' mustn't we give this building a name . A five - storey high structure without a name — it ...
... Callay , rising slowly . ' Yes , what is it ? ' said Mikhail in a no - nonsense voice . ' Before we decide on a liquor licence , ' said Callay , ' mustn't we give this building a name . A five - storey high structure without a name — it ...
Page 127
... Callay started to do a jig , Gihan tossed down the rest of the arrack . He followed Callay , whirling round and round . The rest of the stalwarts were throwing their heads back with laughter and scream- ing hysterically . This was ...
... Callay started to do a jig , Gihan tossed down the rest of the arrack . He followed Callay , whirling round and round . The rest of the stalwarts were throwing their heads back with laughter and scream- ing hysterically . This was ...
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